US Increasingly In the Cold on Venezuela—Supporting a Government Several Governments Ago
The united opposition political parties in Venezuela, through the unicameral legislature called the National Assembly, decided to end the…
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First Ever Evidence of Male Jaguars Teaming Up—Sometimes For Years—Offers Key Indicator of Conservation
If asked which big cats lived in groups, most people would at least say lions, and at most perhaps…
Latin American Countries Boycott Summit of the Americas After Biden Excludes Rivals
An attempt by the Biden Administration to host the 9th Summit of the Americas is in jeopardy after a…
Landslide Election Wins in Venezuela For Maduro’s Party Biden-Backed Opposition Considers “Disappearing”
Story at a glance… Recent elections for state governorships in Venezuela see socialists win in landslide amid tens of…
Biden May Begin to Normalize Relations With Cuba Worsened Under Trump
December 15th, 2020. Sources close to the Biden transition team have told Bloomberg that the newly-announced President-elect will look…
Switzerland Assures First Shipment of Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Iran 3 Years After Sanctions
PICTURED: Tehran Waterfall Park and a new Tehran district. Photo credit: Ninara. CC 2.0. July 27th, 2020. An unnamed…
Armed Coup in Venezuela Looks Like Bay of Pigs 2020–Who Was Involved?
Two American citizens have been arrested by authorities in Venezuela along with a dozen others in a failed paramilitary…
The Effects of Sanctions on Venezuela and Iran During COVID-19
PICTURED: President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office, with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to his right. Mnuchin is…
U.S. Sanctions Every Newly-Elected Member of the Venezuelan National Assembly Leadership
CARACAS, Venezuela. January 6th, 2020. In a move to put greater pressure on the regime of Nicolas Maduro in…
Juan Guaido Manages to Retain National Assembly Presidency After Rival was Elected
CARACAS February 2nd, 2019. PICTURED: Juan Guaido at an anti-Maduro protest in the Venezuelan Capital. Photo credit Alex Cocopro…
Juan Guaido Unable to Secure Re-Election as National Assembly President – Can No Longer Hold Interim-Presidency.
In a vote to determine the country’s next president of the National Assembly, equivalent to U.S. Speaker of the…
Even While Guaido Faces Yet Another Scandal, Foreign Relations Committee Move to Reauthorize Sanctions
WASHINGTON, December 5th, 2019. Senators Marco Rubio (R – FL) and Bob Menendez (D – NJ) have introduced a…
Bipartisan Propaganda And Bipartisan Imperialism: The Paper Thin Case For U.S. Policy In Venezuela
PICTURED: Vice President Mike Pence meets with Venezuelan Ambassador for the opposition to the U.S. Carlos Vecchio and Colombia-based…
Venezuelan Government To Charge Opposition With High-Treason Claiming Evidence Of Conspiracy With Exxon Mobil
PICTURED: Vice President Mike Pence, President Juan Guaido of Venezuela, and President Iván Duque Márquez of Colombia, Monday February…
Senate Urges EU To Join US Maximum Pressure Campaign In Venezuela
August 8th 2019. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has written Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign…
Venezuela To Share Cuba’s Fate As Sanctions Turn To Embargo
Washington, August 6th, 2019. President Trump has signed an executive order placing the once sanction-gripped South American country of…
UN Resolves That US Sanctions Are A Human Rights Violation, But Needs To Take Action On Their Criminality
Geneva, Switzerland, July 15th, 2019. The 41st session of the United Nations Council on Human Rights adopts a resolution…
Brand New Venezuela Sanctions Seem Misguided And Totally Absurd
PICTURED: The maritime routes used by Venezuelan oil tankers in trade with Cuba. Photo sourced from Diario de Cuba.…
According To UN, US Sanctions Responsible For Thousands Of Venezuelan Dead
According to the United States’ Office of Foreign Asset Control, (OFAC) the United States will “not stand by and…